Father LeDukes

Father LeDukes (died 1558) was a French Roman Catholic priest who lived in Paris during the mid-16th century. In 1558, he came to the Palace of Fontainebleau to seek medical aid from Nostradamus, who gave him potions to help with his sickness. One night, while Nostradamus was away, LeDuke came to his clinic in search of medicine, and he found Olivia D'Amencourt having a nightmare. When he came close to her to pray for her, Olivia - who was unstable due to her recent near-death experience as the victim of a heretic cult - felt threatened and stabbed LeDukes dead with his own crucifix. LeDukes was later framed for the death of Cecelia of Bohemia by King Henry II of France and Queen Catherine de Medici, claiming that LeDukes had engaged in an affair with Cecelia, who then committed suicide out of guilt; LeDukes was said to have died under torture after confessing the crime. In reality, Henry had accidentally pushed Cecelia to her death while engaging in the throes of passion by Henry's bedroom window.